Now Available — The Self-Hosted Discord Alternative

Your Server.
Your Squad.
Your Rules.

BROARchat is a self-hosted Discord alternative that runs on your own hardware. Voice, video, chat, soundboard, music bot — all of it, no identification, no surveillance, no BS.

⊞ Download for Windows 🐳 Deploy with Docker

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Your Data

0¢

Per Message

100%

Your Control

Voice & Video

chat.broarchat.com

# general

Xr4ven Today 9:42 PM

anyone up for ranked tonight? 👀

KingSlayer 9:43 PM

I'm down, warming up in ARAM rn

Zephyr 9:44 PM

@everyone vc in 10 mins 🎮

Nova 9:44 PM

LFG!! soundboard is ready 🔊

Message #general

Online — 4

Xr4ven

KingSlayer

Zephyr

Nova

Everything You Need

Built for real communities,
not enterprise demos.

Chat, voice, video and screen share are free on every server. Paid tiers (from $7/mo per server) add the extras, marked Paid below. Full feature tour →

💬

Rich Text Channels

Messages with reactions, file attachments, link previews, pinning, replies, and self-destructing messages. Discord-style markdown, code blocks and spoilers arrive in 11.5.

🎙️

Crystal-Clear Voice

High-fidelity voice rooms with push-to-talk, deafen, and noise suppression that keeps keyboards and fans out of the conversation.

📹

HD Video & Screen Share

Camera rooms, screen sharing with codec selection (H264/VP9/AV1), resolution control, and picture-in-picture. The desktop app adds hardware-accelerated 4K/60.

🔊

SoundboardPaid

Upload custom audio clips per space and fire them into any voice room with one tap. Airhorn, drum roll, notifications — your community's own sound library.

🎵

Music Streaming BotPaid

Built-in music bot that streams audio directly into voice channels. Queue management, pause, resume, volume control — all from inside the chat.

🏠

Spaces & Channels

Organize your community into Spaces, each with their own text and voice channels, categories, roles, custom emoji, wallpapers, and discovery settings.

😄

Custom Emoji PacksPaid

Upload your own animated or static emoji to any Space and use them in every channel there. Includes GIF search.

🛡️

Moderation Suite

Roles, per-channel permissions, invite links, kick and timed bans, plus a full audit log. 11.5 adds timeouts, voice moderation, slow mode and role-hierarchy protections.

✉️

Direct Messages

Private one-on-one messaging with the same rich features as channels. Real-time delivery, read receipts, typing indicators, and file sharing.

🎨

Themes & Wallpapers

17 built-in UI themes, custom user glow colors, per-space wallpapers with blur and opacity controls. Every Space can have its own visual identity.

🔔

Smart Notifications

Unread badges per channel and Space, @mention signals, typing indicators, and configurable notification sounds. Never miss what matters.

📌

Pinned Messages & Replies

Pin important messages to any channel, reply in-thread to keep conversations organized, and search through message history.

📱

Mobile Web App

A full mobile experience right in your browser — voice, video, and chat on the go. Add it to your home screen as an installable app; no App Store required.

🎭

Voice ChangerPaid

Real-time voice effects in any voice channel. Change your pitch, add reverb, or use presets — robot, deep, chipmunk, and more. No third-party software needed.

🌐

Spatial 3D AudioPaid

Positional audio in voice rooms. Hear members from left, right, near, and far based on where they're placed in the virtual space. Immersive by default.

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Cross-Platform

Host the server on Windows or Linux. Members join from any modern browser on Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS and Android, or from the Windows desktop app. On macOS you use the browser.

Voice & Video

Audio you'll
actually want to use.

BROARchat's voice engine delivers real-time audio and video at the quality your community deserves — not the quality a big company decided was "good enough."

✓
Noise Suppression
Turn on noise suppression to cut keyboards, fans and room noise.
✓
Screen Share with Codec Control
Choose H264, VP9, or AV1. Set resolution and frame rate exactly how you want. Up to 4K/60 with the desktop app.
✓
Picture-in-Picture
Pop out video into a floating window while you browse other channels.
✓
Persistent Voice Rooms
Rooms stay open. Join and leave freely. No meeting to schedule.
✓
Speaking Indicators
Real-time visual speaker detection. Always know who's talking.
✓
Voice Changer Paid
Real-time pitch and effect presets — robot, deep, chipmunk, reverb. Built right in.
✓
Spatial 3D Audio Paid
Positional audio places members left, right, near, and far. Immersive and disorienting in the best way.

🎙️

Admin — Speaking

🎙️

Member

📹

Camera On

🖥️

Screen Share

Voice Room · #gaming-vc

AdminSpeaking

Member

Guest

Self-Hosted

Your data never leaves
your machine.

Run BROARchat on any hardware — a home server, a VPS, or a dedicated box. You own every message, every file, every voice packet.

🔒

Total Privacy

Messages, files, and call metadata stay on your server. No third-party telemetry. No data mining. Your community's conversations are nobody else's business.

💰

No Per-User Fees

One flat monthly price per server: not per seat, not per message, not per GB. Free for up to 5 users, and the price never climbs as members join.

⚙️

Full Admin Control

Configure everything from the built-in admin panel — voice engine settings, email, custom emoji limits, registration controls, maintenance mode. No support tickets required.

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One-Click Windows Installer

Download the Windows setup wizard, fill in your domain and preferences, click install. BROARchat runs as a background service and starts automatically on boot.

Pricing

Start free.
Scale when you're ready.

Try free with up to 5 users. Founding members get 50% off Gamer & Pro — forever locked in at launch price.

Community

Free

Try it free — 5 users, chat, voice & video. No credit card, no key.

5 users
Up to 5 Spaces
Text chat & DMs
Voice rooms & HD video
Screen sharing
Community support

Get Started Free

Gamer

$14/mo$7_/mo

Launch price — half off for founding members. Squads up to 25.

Up to 25 users
Up to 20 Spaces
Everything in Community
Soundboard & music bot
Custom emoji & GIF search
Voice changer & spatial 3D audio
Animated avatars
In-game overlay (desktop app)
Email support

Get Gamer License

Pro

$29/mo$14_/mo

Launch price — half off for founding members. Room to grow up to 100.

Up to 100 users
Up to 50 Spaces
All Gamer features
Priority support
License key via email

Get Pro License

Business

$99_/mo

For organizations and large active communities.

Up to 500 users
Unlimited Spaces
All Gamer features
Covers up to 3 servers
Dedicated support

Get Business License

Need something sized for an enterprise? Custom deployments, air-gapped installs, unlimited scale, and SLA contracts.

Licenses are per server, not per seat, billed monthly through PayPal. Cancel anytime from your account. Compare tiers →

Get Started

Host a server.
Bring your members.

The server runs on your own hardware. Members connect from the desktop app — or any browser.

🖥️ Host your server Run it on Windows or Linux — the same server, your choice of platform.

Server · Windows

Windows Installer

Run your own server on Windows — one installer, everything bundled.

Download the installer, fill in your domain and preferences, click install. Everything is bundled and runs as native Windows background services — no Docker, no WSL2, no container engine. Works on your local network right away, no domain name required.

⊞ Download Server for Windows

System requirements: 64-bit Windows 10 or Windows 11 • 8 GB RAM • 20 GB free disk space

Server · Linux / Docker

Docker Compose

Run your own server on Linux with Docker Compose — one command.

The same BROARchat server, packaged as a standard Docker Compose stack — gateway, media SFU, database, and identity service. Download the package, unpack it, and bring the whole stack up with docker compose up.

🐳 Download Server for Linux

Requires Docker Engine 24+ and the docker compose plugin. A domain or static IP is recommended for public access.

👥 For your members How your members connect. Optional — any modern browser works too.

Client · Windows

Desktop App

Optional native app for members — HW-accelerated 4K screen share, global push-to-talk, in-game overlay. Connects to any BROARchat server.

The native Windows client for members who want the extras a browser can't do: hardware-accelerated screen sharing up to 4K/60fps, a global push-to-talk hotkey, and an in-game overlay. It auto-updates and connects to any BROARchat server.

⊞ Download the Desktop App

64-bit Windows 10 or Windows 11. This is the client — not a server.

Client · Any device

Just use a browser

No install at all — members open your server's address in any modern browser.

Every feature runs right in the browser on Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, and Android — voice, video, and chat included. Members can add it to their home screen as an installable web app. Nothing to download; the desktop app above is purely optional.

Works on any modern browser — no App Store, no download required.

Versions, SHA-256 checksums and system requirements are on the download page. New to self-hosting? Read the setup guide.

Your Server.Your Squad.Your Rules.

Your Server.
Your Squad.
Your Rules.